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Russia's Cosmonauts: Inside the Yuri Gagarin Training Center by Rex Hall 9780387218946
RRP: $68.23$57.53With the aid of unique photographs, first-hand interviews and historical resources, Rex Hall, Dave Shayler and Bert Vis explain, for the very first time, how Russian citizens have been selected and trained to fly in space, and how these procedures have... -
Primordial Star by Dwardu Cardona 9780228816669
$78.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780228816669Author Dwardu CardonaFormat PaperbackPage Count 394Imprint Tellwell TalentPublisher Tellwell TalentWeight(grams) 203g -
Comet of the Century: From Halley to Hale-Bopp by Fred Schaaf 9780387947938 [USED COPY]
RRP: $34.13$17.94The present century has been a disappointing one for comets, but past centuries often featured spectacular, unforgettable comet shows that dominated the night (and even daytime) sky for months: comets that outshone Venus or even the Moon, whose... -
Comet of the Century: From Halley to Hale-Bopp by Fred Schaaf 9780387947938
$85.41The present century has been a disappointing one for comets, but past centuries often featured spectacular, unforgettable comet shows that dominated the night (and even daytime) sky for months: comets that outshone Venus or even the Moon, whose... -
Planetary Surface Processes by H. Jay Melosh 9780521514187
RRP: $134.53$122.19Planetary Surface Processes is the first advanced textbook to cover the full range of geologic processes that shape the surfaces of planetary-scale bodies. Using a modern, quantitative approach, this book reconsiders geologic processes outside the... -
Cruise Ship Astronomy and Astrophotography by Gregory I. Redfern 9783030009571
RRP: $48.73$44.40Enrich your next sea vacation with this fun how-to guide to observing and doing astrophotography on water. Collecting together the author's five decades of astrophotography and teaching experience, this book shares all the practical information you will... -
Astronomical Sketching: A Step-by-Step Introduction by Richard Handy 9780387262406
RRP: $68.23$53.51If you have ever gazed through the eyepiece of a telescope at the magnificent rings and banded globe of Saturn, or found yourself breathless at the sight of long shadows jutting across crater floors on the terminator of the Moon, then you will understand... -
Universe: Stars and Galaxies by Roger Freedman
$140.67Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781319115098Author Roger FreedmanFormat PaperbackImprint W.H.Freeman & Co LtdPublisher Macmillan Learning -
The Little Book of the Big Bang: A Cosmic Primer by M. Rees 9780387983851
RRP: $44.83$35.12What do we know about the origins of the Universe, and more important, how do we know it? In a small, easy-to-read package, this book introduces you to all of the important ideas about the Big Bang and its consequences. Craig Hogan explains what happened... -
Observing the Messier Objects with a Small Telescope: In the Footsteps of a Great Observer by Philip Pugh 9780387853567
RRP: $87.73$65.64Observing the Messier Objects with a Small Telescope contains descriptions and photographs of the 103 Messier objects, with instructions on how to find them without a computerized telescope or even setting circles. The photographs show how the objects... -
The Astronomy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained by DK 9781465464187
RRP: $54.58$40.97Since the dawn of humankind, people have looked upward to the heavens and tried to understand them. This encyclopedia takes you on an expedition through time and space to discover our place in the universe. We invite you to take a journey through the... -
Einstein's Shadow: The Inside Story of Astronomers' Decades-Long Quest to Take the First Picture of a Black Hole by Seth Fletcher 9780062312044
RRP: $40.93$28.04Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062312044Author Seth FletcherFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 218gDimensions(mm) 203mm *... -
Beyond The Stars: Our Origins And The Search For Life In The Universe by Paolo Saraceno
RRP: $44.85$40.01What is the origin of the universe? Are we alone in the Universe? Using clear and plain language, the author explores these two interesting scientific-philosophical themes with a broad range of studies, including astronomy, cosmology, chemistry, biology,... -
Star Myths of the Greeks and Romans: A Sourcebook by Theony Condos
RRP: $35.08$28.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781890482930Author Theony CondosFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Phanes Press,U.S.Publisher Phanes Press,U.S. -
Handprints on Hubble: An Astronaut's Story of Invention by Kathryn D. Sullivan
RRP: $33.13$23.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262539647Author Kathryn D. SullivanFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
Patrick Moore's Millennium Yearbook: The View from AD 1001 by CBE, DSc, FRAS, Sir Patrick Moore 9781852336196
RRP: $38.98$29.45In a characteristically off-beat approach, Patrick Moores Millennium Yearbook celebrateswell, the wrong millennium. Articles on Bodes observations, King Alfreds chronological work, reviews of a new Star Catalogue by Al-Sufi and the latest edition of... -
Totality: Eclipses of the Sun by Mark Littmann 9780199532094
RRP: $107.25$106.70A total eclipse of the Sun is the most awesome sight in the heavens. Totality: Eclipses of the Sun takes you to eclipses of the past, present, and future, and lets you see - and feel - why people travel to the ends of the Earth to observe them. ... -
Astronomy: Astronomy for Beginners: Discover the Amazing Truth about New Galaxies, Worm Holes, Black Holes and the Latest Discoveries in Astronomy by Jayden Samson 9781533129031
RRP: $17.53$14.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781533129031Author Jayden SamsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 78Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
David Levy's Guide to Variable Stars by David H. Levy 9780521608602
RRP: $91.63$76.30Variable stars are fascinating objects to observe; found all over the sky, they change in brightness over time and can be seen with even the most basic of equipment. Variable star astronomy is one field in which amateur astronomers can still make... -
Astrobiology of Earth: The emergence, evolution and future of life on a planet in turmoil by Joseph Gale 9780199205813
$131.33The study of life in our universe has been given the name 'astrobiology'. It is a relatively new subject, but not a new discipline since it brings together several mature fields of science including astronomy, geology, biology, and climatology. An... -
New Windows on the Universe: Advances in multimessenger astronomy by Saeqa Vrtilek 9780750337298
RRP: $234.00$224.07Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780750337298Author Saeqa Dil VrtilekFormat HardbackPage Count 184Imprint Institute of Physics PublishingPublisher Institute of Physics... -
Life beyond Earth: The Search for Habitable Worlds in the Universe by Athena Coustenis 9781107026179
RRP: $68.23$59.46What is life and where can it exist? What searches are being made to identify conditions for life on other worlds? If extraterrestrial inhabited worlds are found, how can we explore them? In this book, two leading astrophysicists provide an engaging... -
Observing Variable Stars by Gerry Arlen Good 9781852334987
RRP: $68.23$53.31Observing variable stars is one of the major contributions amateur astronomers make to science. There are 36,000 variable stars listed in the General Catalogue of Variable Stars, so it is clearly impossible for the limited number of professional... -
Theory of Stellar Atmospheres: An Introduction to Astrophysical Non-equilibrium Quantitative Spectroscopic Analysis by Ivan Hubeny 9780691163291
RRP: $179.40$143.15This book provides an in-depth and self-contained treatment of the latest advances achieved in quantitative spectroscopic analyses of the observable outer layers of stars and similar objects. Written by two leading researchers in the field, it presents a... -
Discover the Stars: Starwatching Using the Naked Eye, Binoculars, or a Telescope by Richard Berry 9780517565292
RRP: $35.10$22.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780517565292Author Richard BerryFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Crown PublicationsPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 234mm... -
The Eccentric Universe by Rob Lowe 9780755214020
$34.18Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780755214020Author Rob LoweFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint New Generation PublishingPublisher New Generation PublishingWeight(grams) 646g -
Our Cosmic Origins: From the Big Bang to the Emergence of Life and Intelligence by Armand H. Delsemme 9780521794800
RRP: $93.58$79.70Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Our Cosmic Origins: From the Big Bang to the Emergence of Life and Intelligence by Armand H. Delsemme 9780521794800 [USED COPY]
RRP: $93.58$3.88Our Cosmic Origins, first published in 1998, traces the remarkable story of the emergence of life and intelligence right through the complex evolutionary history of the Universe. Armand Delsemme weaves together a rich tapestry of science, bringing... -
The Hundred Greatest Stars by James B. Kaler 9780387954363
RRP: $68.23$58.71I have always loved the stars. I watch them, photograph one. And you can hardly talk about Zubenelgenubi them, research them, write about them. Their wonder without bringing in Zubeneschamali, so they too are is that they are there not simply for... -
The First Men on the Moon: The Story of Apollo 11 by David M. Harland 9780387341767
RRP: $97.48$74.69On 12 April 1961 Yuri Gagarin became the first man to orbit the Earth. One month later, President John F. Kennedy challenged the American nation to land a man on the Moon before the decade was out. On 16 July 1969, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and... -
Transit When Planets Cross the Sun: When Planets Cross the Sun by Michael Maunder 9781852336219
RRP: $48.73$38.40Although transits of planets across the Sun are rare (only Mercury and Venus orbit the Sun closer than us, and so can transit the Sun's disc) amateur astronomers can observe, record and image other kinds of transit, which are very much more frequent... -
Celestial Objects for Modern Telescopes: Practical Amateur Astronomy Volume 2 by Michael A. Covington 9780521524193
RRP: $91.63$78.86Based on field notes made by the author during his own career as an amateur astronomer, this unique guide covers both the traditional and novel approaches to studying the night sky. In addition to the more standard techniques, it discusses the latest... -
The Realm of the Nebulae by Edwin Hubble 9780300187120
$57.74In less than a century, the accepted picture of the universe transformed from a stagnant place, composed entirely of our own Milky Way galaxy, to a realm inhabited by billions of individual galaxies, hurtling away from one another. We must thank, in... -
Astrobiology, Discovery, and Societal Impact by Steven J. Dick 9781108445511
RRP: $58.48$51.36The search for life in the universe, once the stuff of science fiction, is now a robust worldwide research program with a well-defined roadmap probing both scientific and societal issues. This volume examines the humanistic aspects of astrobiology,... -
America’s First Eclipse Chasers: Stories of Science, Planet Vulcan, Quicksand, and the Railroad Boom by Thomas Hockey 9783031241239
RRP: $58.48$53.43In 2017, over 200 million Americans witnessed the spectacular total eclipse of the Sun, and the 2024 eclipse is expected to draw even larger crowds. In anticipation of this upcoming event, this book takes us back in history over 150 years, telling the... -
The Planet Observer's Handbook by Fred W. Price 9780521789813
RRP: $97.48$82.78This is an informative, up-to-date and well-illustrated guide to planetary observations for amateurs. After a brief description of the solar system and a chapter on the celestial sphere, readers are shown how to choose, test and use a telescope with... -
The Sound of the Cosmos: Gravitational Waves and the Birth of Multi-Messenger Astronomy by Mario Diaz
RRP: $74.10$63.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262544948Author Mario DiazFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
Cosmogenesis: The Growth of Order in the Universe by David Layzer 9780195069082
RRP: $74.08$64.86This fascinating study of chaos and order in the universe marks a new direction in scientific approaches to these areas. Rejecting Laplacian notions of 'meaningless', coincidental order and of a ruling tendency towards dissolution and chaos, Layzer draws... -
Visions: How Science Will Revolutionize the 21st Century by Michio Kaku 9780192880185
$58.93New in paperback, from the bestselling author of Hyperspace, this spellbinding book brings together the cutting-edge research of today's foremost scientists to explore the science of tomorrow. Michio Kaku describes the development of computers and... -
Starlight: An Introduction to Stellar Physics for Amateurs by Keith Robinson 9781441907073
RRP: $68.23$53.96This is a book about the physics of stars and starlight. The story of starlight is truly fascinating. Astronomers analyze and interpret the light from stars using photometry and spectroscopy, then inspirational detective work combines with the laws of...